{"id":40034,"date":"2023-07-21T08:57:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=40034"},"modified":"2023-07-21T12:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T11:24:07","slug":"introducing-wames-volunteer-caitlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/introducing-wames-volunteer-caitlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing WAMES volunteer: Caitlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi! I\u2019m Caitlin and I volunteer with WAMES<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\"\"I joined the WAMES team in late 2022. I\u2019m currently progressing into my 3rd year as a Psychology student at university. For one of my previous modules, I had to find a volunteering placement. I found WAMES\u2019 advertisement on my university\u2019s website, and since joining the organisation, I have never looked back.<\/p>\n

Initially, I decided to apply to WAMES through necessity, but also due to my own lack of education surrounding the topic of ME\/CFS and chronic illness \u2013 whilst I don\u2019t directly suffer, I have several family members who suffer with different chronic illnesses (like fibromyalgia) and thought this placement would be ideal in attempting to understand them a little bit better.<\/p>\n

\"\"Since volunteering with WAMES, I have developed many different skills whilst working online \u2013 using online resources like social media to share useful information, and writing blog posts for the WAMES webpage has helped grow my confidence with online tools which I had not previously used. I thoroughly enjoy these aspects, as I get to research and explore more about what advances are being made in the medical world surrounding ME\/CFS and develop my own understanding.<\/p>\n

At WAMES, I have found a close-knit community that supports many different people and has incredible members that help each other and everyone. I hope to be able to continue to volunteer with this community in every way I can, helping to spread information about ME\/CFS and other chronic illness \u2013 there\u2019s ALWAYS more to learn about chronic illnesses!<\/p>\n

Read more volunteer’s stories<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact Sharon<\/strong> for more info about volunteering with WAMES: sharon@wames.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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